The Second Coming (Vinyl LP)

The Album Title Is Apt, As This Was Saxman Rudolph Johnson's Second Album For The Black Jazz Label (And This Reissue Marks Only The Second Time This 1973 Album Has Been Released On Vinyl)! But More Importantly, The Quality Of The Music It Contains Renders The More Common, Messianic Meaning Of The Phrase "The Second Coming" Equally Applicable. Saxman And Bandleader Rudolph Johnson Never Attained The Commercial Success Of Some Of His Contemporaries, But His Fans Consider Him The Rightful Heir To John Coltrane's Improvisational Genius.

And With Keyboardist Kirk Lightsey In The Band For This Go-Round (We Already Reissued Johnson's Very Fine 1971 Black Jazz Album Spring Rain), Sparks Are Gonna Fly, Starting Right Off With The Cookin' Album Opener "The Traveler," Which If You Close Your Eyes Will Definitely Bring To Mind Coltrane's Classic Quartet Circa The Early '60s. Indeed, Unlike Most Of The Other Releases On The Black Jazz Label, The Second Coming Barely Nods To The Fusion And Soul Jazz Trends That Were Sweeping Jazz At The Time.

Instead, This Is Expressive, Free Improvisation At Its Best, Beautifully Recorded By Producer Gene Russell And Deserving Of A Much Wider Audience Than It Found The First Time. Newly Remastered And Annotated, And, Like We Said, Reissued On Vinyl For The First Time!

Condition
Media: Mint (M)
Sleeve: Mint (M)

Our Grading Standards
We grade all vinyl using the Goldmine standard:
Mint (M): Perfect, unplayed condition.
Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect with minimal signs of handling.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Shows light signs of play but plays with minimal surface noise. The most common grade for collectable vinyl.
Very Good (VG): Noticeable marks and some surface noise, but still an enjoyable listen.
Good (G): Heavy wear — for collectors only.

All records are graded visually and by play. Media and sleeve are graded separately.

About Peckham Soul

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We're a specialist vintage vinyl shop with roots in Peckham, London. From our Swedish store we ship across Europe and the EU. Every record in our collection is individually sourced, inspected, and graded. We stock soul, funk, jazz, reggae, punk, indie, psych and beyond — always original pressings, always honestly described.

Shipping & Returns
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